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Poplar 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Borough of Poplar Dispensary for the Prevention of Consumption .
This institution was taken over by the Poplar Borough Council,
1st April, 1920.
Number of Notifications received during the year ended 31st December, 1921:— Poplar (Whole Borough).
| Age Periods. | Notifications on Form A. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Notifications. | ||||||||||||
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and upwards | Total Notifications | |
| Pulmonary— | ||||||||||||
| Males | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 27 | 14 | 5 | — | 136 |
| Females | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 51 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 153 |
| N on-pulmonary— | ||||||||||||
| Males | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 12 |
| Females | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 12 |
| Totals | — | 7 | 17 | 18 | 29 | 50 | 94 | 57 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 313 |
Distribution of Cases in the Borough, etc.
| Insured. | Uninsured. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bromley | 60 | 77 | 137 |
| Bow | 33 | 39 | 72 |
| Poplar | 51 | 42 | 93 |
| Out of District | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 154 | 159 | 313 |
The number of new cases who attended at the Dispensary during
the year 1921 was 1,541; of these, 219 were tuberculous.
There was a total of 7,342 attendances at the Dispensary.
Deaths, Tubercular Diseases and Phthisis—
Number and Rates see pages 10 and 11.
Disinfection of Rooms and Articles see page 50.
Report of Tuberculosis Officer, see page 99.